在这部萨满剧情片中,影片讲述了一位年轻的伊朗女子努力让谋杀自己丈夫的凶手接受审判的故事。
在丈夫被控窃马而遭枪杀后,莎娜姆和十岁的儿子伊萨从此相依为命,在自家农场辛勤劳作讨日子。在她与冷漠的当局对抗及求取赔偿的过程中,亲眼目睹父亲被处死而精神有些错乱的伊萨,将独自面对自己的狂怒与悲伤……
In a small valley, riders pursue and kill a man. A horse thief, so his assassins claim. But for his ten year old son Issa, the disappearance of his father causes an avalanche of problems. With the family name stigmatized, Issa is bullied by the other children in the village. While his mother fights to clear her husbands name, Issa is left to his own devices. But unexpectedly, his solitude gives birth to his freedom, his real passion, horses.
不省心。